Podcast Transcript No matter where you are on Earth right now, there is approximately 6,400 kilometers or 4,000 miles of rock between you and the center of the Earth. All of that rock isn’t the same. There exist different layers below the surface that have different properties and different compositions. There is even a layer …
Podcast Transcript Almost 3000 years ago, the Ancient Greeks established what was a unique method of honoring their gods: an athletic competition. Men from city states all over the Greek world would come to Mount Olympus to compete. For those crowned champion, there were few honors greater. Over the centuries, more and more competitions were …
Podcast Transcript Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay is one of the Bay Area’s most iconic landmarks: Alcatraz. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country, with over a million visitors every year. Most people know of Alcatraz as a prison, yet it only served as a prison for …
Podcast Transcript If you were to ask most people what year they associate with the American Revolution, it would be 1776. That was the year that the Continental Congress declared Independence. However, 1776 wasn’t the start of the revolution, nor was it the end of the revolution. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the …
Podcast Transcript One of the most important substances throughout world history has been salt. Salt might seem mundane, but it is actually necessary for the functioning of life. For millennia, Salt has been used as a preservative, a seasoning, and even a medium of exchange. Salt is one of the universal things that has remained …
Podcast Transcript For centuries, the English Channel served as a moat that kept the conflicts of Continental Europe away from the island of Great Britain. While it served as a barrier for armies, it also served as a hindrance to commerce. The movement of goods and people across the English Channel was much more difficult …
In 1610, Galileo Gallieli used a new invention called the telescope to observe the planet Jupiter. What he found revolutionized the science of astronomy and our entire understanding of the universe. He discovered four moons in orbit around the planet, the first objects in the solar system to have been discovered since antiquity. Today, astronomers …
Podcast Transcript In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, France was shaken by a crisis that shook their entire society. An army officer was wrongly convicted in a sham trial. Then over the next several years, the French military doubled down, refusing to acknowledge what they had done, and punished everyone who attempted to …
Podcast Transcript In 1970, the United States passed the Organized Crime Control Act, which established the Witness Security Program or WITSEC. Since being enacted, WITSEC has had thousands of witnesses and family members enter the program, none of whom, to date, have been lost under their protection. The program is a key weapon in the …